The new study is the first to include a “heat index” to measure the recurring impacts of Indian heatwaves on the country’s population.
Killer Heatwaves Endanger India's Development
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Less Ice, Fewer Calling Seals
For several years, a team of researchers from the Alfred Wegener Institute used underwater microphones to listen for seals at the edge of the Antarctic.
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For the last five months of 2022, Lake Tahoe was the clearest it has been since the 1980s.
Pristine Deep-Sea Reef Discovered in the Galápagos
In Ecuador’s Galápagos Islands, where ocean warming has decimated shallow-water reefs, scientists have discovered a healthy, sprawling coral reef hidden deep under the sea.
